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I listened to Melanie for the first today and I was a little uneasy at how resentful the lyrics are, especially since one line says “she used to date someone in the band”. Do we know who Melanie is based on? And are we supposed to identify with the speaker? Because to me they sound just as bad, if not worse than Melanie. I’m curious what other people think.

To me the song is meant to highlight how irrational and lacking in self awareness the speaker is. They mention how they still talk with her, and ask how she got to them as if they didn’t choose to stick with her. They keep mentioning how beautiful she is while also describing how she should be tortured and treated like an object.